A review by emmysforeverbooked
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Revised Edition) by Jesse Andrews

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really wanted to enjoy this book. I really wanted it to make me feel like a kid again and experience all those emotions and feelings I had when I was 12 (the age i would've been when books like this were popular).

All in all, if you can look past inappropriate jokes that were accepted at the time (i.e. one of the main characters being stereotyped, lots of sexual innuendos, and a biphobic comment or two), this book could be fun for someone in their early teens. But for a 20 year old who reads books that are much more advanced than this, it just didn't hit for me.
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